I desperately want more Frisky Dingo, but I wouldn't give up Archer to make that happen.

I disagree with the Archer and Xander comparison though. Yes, they are both jerkass character types, but they are very different characters. Archer is well-educated and well-read, and also mostly successful in his career. His negative behavior towards others is often tied into his mother issues, and having been poorly raised and socialized. He's very much a product of his upbringing.

Xander, meanwhile, is an absolute idiot. He's mean for the sake of being mean, he's terrible at his real job, and his super power is 'management". A far cry from the world's most dangerous secret agent.

Both of these characters work in their shows, and there are certainly similarities, but they are different characters. A bit of this comes from the fact that the shows became more different from eachother as Archer progressed. First season, Archer himself was more similar to Xander. As the series has gone on, Adam Reed has developed all the characters more (at FXs request). We've seen him grow, learn more about him, etc. He went from just being a psychopathic jerk, to someone you actually feel sorry for. Xander was never given the chance, but it's unlikely he would have grown. Frisky Dingo was never to sort of show for that. For example, Xander's parents are played for laughs. Season 3 would have looked into Killface's past more, but true meaningful character growth? Unlikely. But that's fine, as Frisky has a greater laughs per minute because it eschews character development for more laughs.

Anyway, sorry, I'm just rambling at this point. I hope that all made sense.

no here is the thing I didn't watch Archer because i could't stand how frisky was gone... lol I should really catch up on it... but man I got to much love for frisky... just would been nice to get frisky to at least 4 seasons... Xander was better lol btw

Oh, you totally need to watch Archer! There have even been a few Frisky Dingo referrences in the fourth season. Frisky Dingo is much more random that Archer, and Frisky Dingo has more laughs per minute, but Archer has laughs that only come from more well-rounded characters. Still though, as Frisky Dingo was a look at superheroes in the real world, Archer is like if James Bond was real. It's amazing.

There are more then a few references to Frisky Dingo in Archer. I waited and waited and waited to watch it. I was just jaded that FD was no more. Archer is just a funny but different set of similar jokes. It wont replace your need for an Ant Farm Keyboard... but you wont be disappointed.

I like archer, so I began watching frisky yesterday. My first impression is like my mind is having an orgasm during its rape. It's awesome.

My first reactions to archer was this is edgy, but not too edgy to make you uncomfortable. Archer has that balance I think because it's made for wider audience and Frisky wasn't so it's more uninhibited and mind fucking. So I think I'd prefer to see where's Frisky going.